I love all Damon's friendships. Liz was one of his best friends. And he really knows how to keep his loved ones. I mean, he was there for Liz and Rose on their last day 🥺
I love tvd but it's a typical show that either villainizes gay characters, kills them or doesn't give them a real storyline. An example is Livs Brother Luke who doesn't get a romantic story like his sister or the heretics Nora and Mary Lou who both die. You also couldn't really feel their chemistry.
Tvd has more straight villains than gay villains. And way more straight main characters and straight characters in general have died than gay characters.
But I do agree though every "gay" character in the TVD Universe have no chemistry. Every time I see a kiss scene I always say look at this straight girl/boy kiss 💀